Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute

Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute Play Therapy Training
Reimagined Relevant disciplines typically include Psychology, Nursing, Clinical Social Work, Child and Youth Care or Education.

RMPTI is dedicated to offering state-of-the-art professional learning opportunities and strives to integrate current theory and research with experiential learning activities. Founded in 1998, the Institute has provided training programs across the globe, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico, Chile, Australia, England, Ireland, Canada, and the United States. The co-directors, Dr. Lorri Yasenik and Ken Gardner are the authors of the Play Therapy Dimension Model: A Decision-Making Guide for Integrative Play Therapists (2nd ed.). This integrative approach to case conceptualization, clinical decision-making and practice is the cornerstone of programs at RMPTI, making them both unique and comprehensive

RMPTI Programs are designed for:

Practitioners who would like to attend continuous training leading to certification or registration as a Play Therapist. Full-time practitioners who are seeking a specialized credential, such a Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills (Green Stream Program)

Practitioners who need a flexible training schedule

Those who need the training to come to them (please visit RMPTI Comes to You!)

Those who want to market a specialization in their practice

Diploma and masters-level students/graduates

Practioners who want to complete continuing education credits in Play Therapy

Programs are designed for practitioners who work full-time and are interested in enhancing their theory base and deepening their play therapy skills and techniques. Depending on the level of certification sought, students will have completed or are currently attending a post-secondary institution or graduate-level university program.

General Supervisor: Jill Jacobs, M.Ed., LPC, RPT-SJill is a Licensed Professional Counsellor and Registered Play Therapi...
03/10/2026

General Supervisor: Jill Jacobs, M.Ed., LPC, RPT-S

Jill is a Licensed Professional Counsellor and Registered Play Therapist with the Association for Play Therapy. Jill lives in Washington, DC and has worked with children, families, and adults in DC and Virginia for the last 8 years. Her expertise lies in working alongside people through the impact of grief, trauma, and life transitions, and supporting children and their caregivers through early childhood. She has experience working as a school-based mental health practitioner, a therapist at community mental health practice, and currently works in private practice, working with people of all ages as a therapist and as a consultant and educator in the therapy community.

Jill seeks to create a comfortable space for each client and supervisee with whom she works. She approaches her work with curiosity, humility, humour, playfulness, compassion, and authenticity, and believes that change happens when we can be vulnerable within a safe environment. Jill focuses on building a warm, empathetic therapy relationship where clients can come as they are to work towards their mental health goals.

Are you a Play Therapy Supervisor looking to engage with other supervisors, and improve your practice?  Join us for Play...
03/10/2026

Are you a Play Therapy Supervisor looking to engage with other supervisors, and improve your practice? Join us for Play Therapy Supervision for Supervisors! Spaces are limited and registration closes soon!

4 CE Hours in 2 parts
Available in 3 Time Zones!

Dates:

Mountain Time:
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Australia Eastern Standard Time:
10:00 am-12:00 pm

Hong Kong Time:
7:00 am-9:00 am

Cost: $600 CAD + GST if applicable for both sessions
($150 CAD per hour)

Learn more at https://rmpti.com/supervision-for-supervisors/

Why Train with RMPTI? a series...Small/Intimate Class Sizes:At RMPTI we pride ourselves on hands on training where each ...
03/06/2026

Why Train with RMPTI? a series...

Small/Intimate Class Sizes:

At RMPTI we pride ourselves on hands on training where each student will have time to ask questions and interact with instructors. Our in person classes are capped at 24 in-room participants (excluding special programs with international instructors).

Begin your Play Therapy Journey with RMPTI and receive the kind of personal training experience you will be proud to tell your colleagues about!

One of the main benefits to regular supervision is receiving feedback from seasoned Supervisors!  Bring your difficult c...
03/05/2026

One of the main benefits to regular supervision is receiving feedback from seasoned Supervisors! Bring your difficult cases to your individual or group supervision sessions and discuss different therapeutic treatment options (within the boundaries of confidentiality of course). Get insight into treatment options you may have not otherwise considered!

Leona is a registered psychologist and registered play therapist-supervisor, working predominately with children from bi...
03/04/2026

Leona is a registered psychologist and registered play therapist-supervisor, working predominately with children from birth through the elementary school years in Whitehorse, Yukon. Leona has taken most of her play therapy training through the Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute. She has completed her foundational and advanced training in EMDR from Annie Monaco and Anne Beckley Forest who wrote the book, “EMDR with Children in the Play Therapy Room; An Integrated Approach” and she is currently completing her supervision hours for EMDR certification.

In addition to her work with children and their parents/caregivers, Leona provides clinical consultation/supervision to therapists working with children in the areas of therapeutic play/play therapy and counselling. She completed the Blue Stream course with RMPTI, as well as, “Advanced Clinical Supervision in Psychology” with the University of Calgary. Leona also supervised numerous provisional psychologists completing their registration with the College of Alberta Psychologists.

03/04/2026

LAST CALL FOR REGISTRATION!

Only 1 session for 2026
Certificate in Sandplay with Special Populations (Yellow Stream):
March 25-27, 2026
3-Day Program (26.5 hours total, 21 contact hours)
9 am - 4:30 pm MT
$1310.00 CAD + GST
*This course can be used toward specialization in Sand Therapy*

UPCOMING TRAININGMarch 17. 2026Play Therapy Group Supervision: 4 live, online, 2-hour sessions (8 total hours) on March ...
03/02/2026

UPCOMING TRAINING

March 17. 2026
Play Therapy Group Supervision: 4 live, online, 2-hour sessions (8 total hours) on March 17, May 12, August 4and October 20, 2026 (9:00-11:00 a.m. MT) for $700 per person
https://rmpti.com/supervision-programs/

March 18-21 / April 10-11, 2026
Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills (Purple Stream): 6-day, 44-hour program (42 hours instruction) held in two parts: March 18-21, 2026 and April 10-11, 2026 (9
a.m. - 4:30 p.m. MT) for $1975.00 CAD + GST
https://rmpti.com/.../purple-stream-certificate-in.../

March 24, 2026
Research into Practice for Play Therapists (Topic: Safety in Sand and Symbols): 2.75 CE hours (1.25 hours live) for $90.00 CAD + GST per class (Series
discount available)
https://rmpti.com/.../research-into-practice-for-play.../

March 25-27, 2026
Certificate in Sandplay with Special Populations (Yellow Stream): 3-Day Program (26.5 hours total, 21 contact hours) on March 25-27, 2026 (9 am - 4:30 pm MT) for $1310.00 CAD + GST
https://rmpti.com/.../sand-therapy-with-special.../

April 22nd and June 25th 2026
Supervision for Supervisors: Special Continuing Education Opportunity
5pm-7pm MT

April 14-18 / May 6-9, 2026
Foundations of Play Therapy
9am-5pm MT
$2850. CAD plus GST
https://rmpti.com/.../green-stream-foundations-of-play.../

April 23, 2026
CE Series: Introduction to Therapeutic Uses of
Sandtray (Directive/Non-Directive) for all ages in Play Therapy: 6-Hour Certificate on April 23 (9:00am - 4:30 pm MT) for $350 CAD + GST
https://rmpti.com/training/yellow-stream-intensive-speci alized-programs/introduction-to-therapeutic-uses-of-sandtray/

April 29, 2026
Therapeutic Play Skills Group Supervision (Meeting #1): 2-Hour Letter of Attendance Live Webinar on April29 (3pm-5pm MT) for $200 CAD + GST per session
https://rmpti.com/supervision-programs/

May 12, 2026
Research into Practice for Play Therapists Series
Topic: Ethical and Legal Self-Efficacy: 2.75 CE Hour Certificate (1.25 hours live)

May 15, 2026
CE: Introduction to Puppets (Creating a Co-Therapist/Directive/Non-Directive Play Therapy):
6-Hour Certificate
https://rmpti.com/training/yellow-stream-intensive-specialized-programs/introduction-to-puppets-creating-a-co-therapist-character-and-exploring-directive-non-directive-puppet-play-therapy/

Pink Shirt Day began in 2007 when a student in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. It has since ...
02/26/2026

Pink Shirt Day began in 2007 when a student in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. It has since been recognized annually worldwide as a day to stand against bullying.

Pink Shirt Day encourages us to be supportive, kind, and caring. It is also a good time to be aware of supports in your area for children who are experiencing Bullying.

In Alberta, we have a phone and text line available for children who are being bullied.

Call: 310-1818
Text: 310-1818


LAST CALL FOR REGISTRATION!  Only 1 session for 2026Certificate in Sandplay with Special Populations (Yellow Stream): Ma...
02/26/2026

LAST CALL FOR REGISTRATION! Only 1 session for 2026

Certificate in Sandplay with Special Populations (Yellow Stream):
March 25-27, 2026
3-Day Program (26.5 hours total, 21 contact hours)
9 am - 4:30 pm MT
$1310.00 CAD + GST

*This course can be used toward specialization in Sand Therapy*

Lisa is a Registered Psychologist and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S). She is currently certified as an Ani...
02/25/2026

Lisa is a Registered Psychologist and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S). She is currently certified as an Animal Assisted Play Therapist™ and serves as an Advanced Trainer in the Neurosequential Model of Education™ (NME™) for the Yukon Government.

Lisa has had the great privilege of living, working, and playing in the beautiful wilderness city of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada—on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council.

For more than 25 years, Lisa has supported children and families as a Vice Principal, School Counsellor, Educational Consultant, and in private practice. Her career has focused on helping children heal and grow through play therapy and animal-assisted therapy alongside her two dogs, Luna and Stella.

In her leisure time, Lisa enjoys running, mountain biking, skiing, and hiking in the stunning wilderness of the Yukon.

This week, Dr. Lorri Yasenik will be at the Deakin University Bi-Annual Conference in Melbourne, Australia!
02/24/2026

This week, Dr. Lorri Yasenik will be at the Deakin University Bi-Annual Conference in Melbourne, Australia!

02/21/2026

Janine Cattanach, Australian Aboriginal Play Therapist, talks to Dr. Lorri Yaseink about her reasons for attending the Masters to Mentors Conference at Deakin University

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1316 15th Avenue Sw
Calgary, AB
T3C 0X7

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 11am - 1pm

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